by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 26, 2011 | 0 All, Professionals
Every once in awhile, I have to take advantage of the fact that my current school has wonderful people and projects that I can feature here! Today’s public health hero is a professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health who also happens to have...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 26, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Many different types of organizations and individuals (public and private) create YouTube videos, webcasts, podcasts, webinars, etc. on public health topics. You can learn something useful about a career field from real world efforts to share information and feature...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 24, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Osteoporosis is called the “silent disease” because it can go undetected until something happens, like a stress fracture. Another challenge for this disease, which affects about 10 million people (80% of whom are women), is that prevention is affected by...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 23, 2011 | 0 All
Even today, some people are cynical about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) responses to disasters. Some reactions reflect a general skepticism of the federal government; some reactions are in response to FEMA’s (many saw as...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 23, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Examples of Public Health
What is a ResBi, you ask? Starting today, I am taking a new approach to my posts about research. First, I am calling them Research Bites or ResBis for short. Similar to a sound bite, the idea is to use a relatively short amount of words to describe examples of public...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 19, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a great blog post about zombies and emergency preparedness. Honest to goodness! Check it!! Well played, CDC :). On a more serious note, this June, Montreal hosts the 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology....
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 18, 2011 | 0 All, Degrees
Doctor of Public Health degrees (DrPH) are the Rodney Dangerfields of doctoral programs. They don’t get enough respect! Many people have never heard of them and if they have, they don’t understand the difference between a DrPH and a PhD. While you need to...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 18, 2011 | 0 All, Education/Training, Enrichment Opportunities
Ok, not quite. That so very briefly said, we have to start our biostatistics somewhere. Why not summer camp?! Here is a summer mathematics program for high school students at the University of Utah. Students explore and learn math and have fun, a great way to have a...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 16, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Who knew that China’s food safety issues would be so popular? I found the story on MSNBC’s website with a byline from the Associated Press. In sum, China is allowing their press more freedom to expose food safety issues. While there is healthy (pun...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 16, 2011 | 0 All
In January 2011, the U.S. Surgeon General released a call to action to support breastfeeding. And, though Dr. Regina Benjamin is now America’s doctor, the report supporting this action relies on public health research and experts, among others. The report notes...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 12, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (from the children’s oral health section): Tooth decay (dental caries) affects children in the United States more than any other chronic infectious disease. Untreated tooth decay causes pain and...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 11, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health
As much as we hate to admit it, what we do affects our health. When we wear a bicycle helmet when riding a bike, exercise regularly or take a break from work to reduce stress, we are making choices that help prevent injury or disease and help keep us healthy. Since...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 10, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
Here is another example of how different public health and other disciplines combine to understand diseases, a first step to eliminating them from our communities. In this case, links between geography, epidemiology and technology help track the spread of disease...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 10, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
A recent news article reports on research showing the positive impact of smoking bans on bar employees in Michigan. The evidence suggests that these bans are serving their purpose, resulting in cleaner environments for employees and patrons. The comments to this...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 8, 2011 | 0 All
Yesterday, I had the great fortune of sitting beside the U.S. Surgeon General as part of the platform party at the commencement ceremony for the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Vice Admiral Regina Benjamin was our honored guest and gave an inspiring talk...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 6, 2011 | 0 All, Examples of Public Health
One role of biostatisticians is to create and apply statistical methods that help us measure stuff related to public health. The better the method, the better the measurement. The better or more precise the measurement, the more confident we can be that we understand...
